Dyed from Lac Extract  –  a red dye extract from the scale insect Laccifer lacca . The female lac insects invade host trees (mainly fig and acacia) and the insect secretes a resin that contains the red dye. When harvested, the resin is taken off the branches and is known as stick lac.

Lac extract yields crimsons to burgundy reds to deep purples. The lac dye has high light and wash fastness on silk and wool.